The Bookstore on Marco Island

Includes the Prequel: "The Beach Hotel on Marco Island"

When the Scott family gathers on the beautiful Marco Island to celebrate their mother’s 65th birthday, six sisters feign happiness in the face of their mother’s “predictions” and their father’s poor health. But each sister is followed by their own problems, causing a tangled mess of drama thinly veiled behind fake smiles.

Lorry’s daughter blames her for the divorce between her parents.

Nicole is a cancer survivor grappling with being unable to conceive and her husband’s reluctance to adopt.

Stephanie faces the anxiety of her husband wanting more children to add to their picture-perfect family.

Ashley and her husband struggle with IVF and the stress of managing a successful new restaurant together.

Hannah is overwhelmed with the plans for her wedding to her cardiologist fiancé, leaving her to brush off her family’s poking and prodding.

Meanwhile, Jessica aches to finally set a wedding date with her fiancé Trent, who seems hesitant to commit.

In an emotionally charged tale of family, romance and womanhood, six sisters must wade through their complicated lives to save their family from crumbling.

"The Bookstore on Marco Island": Nicole aches to be a mother and, after countless IVF treatments and years of infertility, she’s ready to adopt.

But her husband is far from ready and ends up dropping a bombshell: for the past seven years,

he’s been living a separate life with a younger woman.

While Nicole has been struggling with IVF and infertility, her husband has been raising kids with another woman right under her nose.

Overwhelmed, she leaves her publishing job in the city to move back home to Marco Island, hoping that her family and the familiar beaches will soothe her fractured heart.

Things didn’t stay the same while she was away. The bookstore from her childhood has closed, and Nicole puts her savings into purchasing it, hoping for a fresh start.

The only problem is that the previous owner’s arrogant son, Mike, watches her like a hawk as she works to rebuild his father’s legacy.

Nicole is jaded about men after her divorce, but there’s something about Mike that infuriates her and intrigues her at the same time.

After years of betrayal, Nicole must learn to open her heart again in this clean, wholesome romance that explores family and second chances.

For the best experience, read the books in order. This is the first book in the six-book series in a joint collaboration between 'The Queen Of Gorgeous Clean Mystery Romance', Amy Rafferty, and top author, Rose Ryan! Enjoy :))

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Release date

Audiobook: 7 January 2025